Share price of Avon Products Inc. has been witnessing a downtrend for about over a year as the company has lost its luster due to continuous loss of active representatives, declining volume, unfavorable foreign currency translations and reduced margins in mature markets like North America. Consequently, shares of this New York-based global beauty company hit a new 52-week low of $8.54 yesterday, before closing trade at $8.61. Moreover, the stock has tumbled about 49.6% year over year.
The aforementioned factors have led Avon to produce distressed operating results over the past few quarters. Further, weakness in the emerging markets as well as regulatory and cash flow issues risking dividend are the other negatives.
Additionally, over the last four years, Avon has witnessed a declining revenue trend in North America, especially in the U.S., mainly due to a decrease in active representatives, partly offset by large average order. Total revenue from this region has declined considerably from about $2,293.4 million in 2009 to nearly $1,458.2 million in 2013. Further, revenues from this region have also declined so far in fiscal 2014, reporting an 8% fall in the third quarter. The company’s management is concerned about the decline in revenues and has been constantly striving to
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Where to Focus Your Marketing Energy
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By Dawn Berryman Do you subscribe to the notion of the New Year, New You? Do you make New Year’s Resolutions each year? Do you stick to them or do you lose sight of them after a few short weeks? Do you look at the New Year in business the same or differently than you do […]
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Top Income Earner, Robert Dean, Joins Kannaway
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Robert Dean has moved companies again and Kannaway released the following press-release announcing his latest move. The statements in the press-release are of the companies and do not reflect the opinions of this publication.
Kannaway has started the New Year with a bang. Multimillionaire mentor, author of “The Dean Effect” and world-renowned network marketing sales leader, Robert L. Dean, Jr., has joined Kannaway, the network marketing industry’s rapidly growing hemp lifestyle company.
“I am looking forward to the run of my life with Kannaway!” Dean states.
Producing more than half a billion dollars in revenue throughout his entrepreneurial career, Dean is poised to have a profoundly positive impact on Kannaway’s expanding hemp lifestyle revolution.
Around the world, hemp is known as a “super food,” “low THC cannabis” and “industrial hemp.” The ancient plant is well documented for its unique capability of producing more than 25,000 products from building materials, clean energy, auto parts, functional foods, personal care products and so much more. The industrial hemp plant is cultivated for its hemp seeds (a.k.a. “hemp hearts”), hemp seed oil, and all-natural cannabidiol or “CBD” oil that cannot get anyone “high” or “stoned.”
This is the main difference that is fueling the return of hemp to
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Youngevity to Offer Energy Services through New Partnership
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Youngevity International is adding another segment to its diverse direct selling business, this time in the services category.
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2014 Oahu home prices set records
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Prices for Oahu homes continued an upward trend last year, setting records even though the total number of sales fell slightly.
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AP names supervisory correspondent in New Mexico
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The Associated Press has named Susan Montoya Bryan as its New Mexico correspondent to oversee breaking news and enterprise in the state.
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FBI looks for motive in explosion near Colorado NAACP office
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The FBI says it’s investigating the possibility a homemade explosive set off near a Colorado NAACP office was a case of domestic terrorism.
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Lululemon hires J. Crew's Stuart Haselden as its next CFO
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Growing crowds that greet missionaries jam Utah airports
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Most returning Mormon missionaries are greeted at the airport by family, friends and an occasional cardboard cutout of anyone who couldn’t make it.
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9 measles cases linked to Disney theme parks in California
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Seven Californians and two people in Utah have confirmed cases of measles likely contracted on trips last month to Disney theme parks in California, state officials said Wednesday.